Mastery in Transformational Training – My Experience

As a Philly guy born and bred, moving 3,000 miles out west to Los Angeles for three months can be considered a big step. I’ve been getting a lot of questions from friends and family back home. They’ve varied in nature and tone, but I can pretty much sum them all up into one:

“So what the hell are you doing out there?”

The short answer is I’m in the third phase of an emotional intelligence and leadership training called Mastery in Transformational Training (MITT). The answer you’re looking for, which includes my experience and what I’ve gotten out of it, is much more.

What Am I Getting Out of Mastery In Transformational Training?

Let’s talk about me!

OK maybe that’s not the reason you’re here. (Though you came to StevenRichards.net, so I’m not sure what else you were expecting) But I do want to tell you how impactful these trainings have been for me and what I’ve discovered through MITT. So here goes.

Personal Discovery

First and foremost, let’s talk about what I’ve found out about myself since the middle of December when I took the Basic.

If you asked a lot of my friends and family members, you’d probably hear that I’m the guy who smiles and laughs a lot. But that was hiding something – I was not happy with my life at all. I would sit in the corner, waiting to feed off other peoples’ energy and relying on other people for happiness.

Today that is not even close to the case. I am now the reason people are having a good time, starting conversations and creating connections I never thought were possible before. I realized the perception of myself is the complete opposite of what other people are seeing in me – and once I realized that I experienced a freedom I never had before. The confidence and joy I now live with every day truly cannot be understated.

Professional Discovery

This seems like the “braggy” part of the show, so I’ll keep this short and sweet.

What I will tell you is I’ve brought the confidence and joy I live with every day into my work and it has paid off 1o fold. I have gone from an editorial producer and ad sales manager to the COO of an Internet company. I am involved with two new business ventures I have no doubt will take off in the future. I’ve also doubled my monthly income since February, so there’s results attached to my work as well.

Friendship/Relationship/Community Discovery

One of the things I learned through MITT is putting myself first – I am the most important person in my life and I create my surroundings. But man am I grateful for the love and appreciation I’ve discovered for the people in my surroundings.

First I want to tell you about my family.

My mom is better than yours, and I don’t care what you have to say about it. Her combination of power, support and love is an inspiration not just to me but to all mothers and women. Somehow I hadn’t realized that before, and now our relationship is at a higher level than it ever has been.

I also got to truly mourn the death of my father for the first time. He died 6 1/2 years ago. He was and is my inspiration for everything in life, and getting to experience that moment is freeing. I can now carry on his amazing legacy, and know I’m the every bit the man he raised me to be.

I also consider my friends an extension of my family. I went back home about a week ago, and I saw everyone I ran into in this amazing new light after experiencing these trainings. I got to see them as the powerful, joyful, confident, inspirational people every single one of them are. You guys inspire me every day to move forward in my life, and I mean that.
Finally, there’s something to be said about the community I’ve built out here through MITT, and it’s not something small. I’ve met established actors, successful actresses, judges, business owners and IT technicians. I’ve met people from LA, San Diego, DC, Montana and Armenia.

And none of that matters.

What does matter is I’ve met hundreds of people who care about me and what I’m all about, just like the family and friends I have back in Philly. I’ve grown my community exponentially since December. These people have held me high for 5 straight months now, and I will never forget ANY of them. You can see some of them to right – yes they do bring that energy every day!

You’ve Experienced My Experience

So there it is, my honest and true opinion about Mastery in Transformational Training. Don’t believe it’s actually this good? That’s fine, but I suggest you check out Yelp, because there’s a lot of people saying the same thing.

There’s a lot that wasn’t said as well, so if you have any questions at all please feel free to leave a comment below or contact me. I’m also not gonna put my phone number on a blog post, but you’re welcome to do that too if you have it.

Thanks for reading! Until next time.

About Steve Richards

First and foremost, I love anything Philly sports; that includes the Phillies, Sixers, Eagles, Flyers and Union (that’s a soccer team). I’m also a fan of the English Premier League squad Manchester City. In the college ranks, I follow the football, basketball, and baseball teams of both Penn State and the University of Texas. I work for SportsNetworker.com, where I am the COO. I also cover a variety of high school sports for The Reporter and PaPrepLive.com as a freelance writer. On the broadcast journalism side of things I’m a co-host of the Prime Time Fantasy Football and Showcast podcasts on Next Level Radio. You can check that out right here. You’ll also find me on Twitter discussing a multitude of things. Feel free to give me a follow over there.

Oh my God-NO they do not. I am not sure where you heard this from. I was very skeptical about this but I came away with so many close friends and really made me aware of my issues. You work one on one with a partner of your choice and break up in groups of 11 which you will all be with each other for 5 days. These people will open up about everything and all of you will support each other. I promise you will love this course and yes it is emotional draining but all positive.

i did not participate in MITT, I did however participate in ChoiceCenter and Landmark Education and I will say that each and every ounce of these trainings, choice is almost exactly like MITT is exceptional. No one has to undress anything except their mask. People who start and finish these programs rave about the power and contribution these trainings bring to their life.

mitt by far has been the best thing ive done in my life, I am in lp145 now and I’m so happy I made this decision at this point in life, I highly recommend this to everyone!!! will never regret this!! quit being skeptical and give it a try you will not regret it !!!

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About Steve Richards

First and foremost, I love anything Philly sports; that includes the Phillies, Sixers, Eagles, Flyers and Union (that’s a soccer team). I’m also a fan of the English Premier League squad Manchester City. In the college ranks, I follow the football, basketball and baseball teams of both Penn State and the University of Texas.

Currently, I'm a project manager for a company called Project Life Mastery. It's a company whose ultimate purpose is to grow, give, and support people in reaching their ultimate goals in life. We have a lot of fun while also being productive and helping people. Check us out when you have a chance.

As a writer I'm a freelance reporter for my local newspaper, The Reporter, and PaPrepLive.com. I cover a variety of high school sports on those platforms. I also write a variety of pop culture content for an awesome site called Pure Fandom.